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Comptroller Lander’s Survey of Over 600 School Principals Reveals Major Gaps in Afterschool Access for Students with Disabilities

New York, NY — New York City Comptroller Brad Lander surveyed over 600 school principals, revealing that the City's afterschool programs left out students with disabilities. The report finds that...

June 6, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements
New Comptroller Report: Rising Heat Kills Hundreds of New Yorkers Every Summer While Energy Costs Surge

New York, NY—As summer temperatures begin to rise, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander published a new report, Record Highs: Tackling Energy Insecurity in the Heat of the Climate Crisis,...

June 4, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander Criticizes eBay’s Closure of Unionized Syracuse Facility, Relocation to Right-to-Work State

New York, NY — New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released the following statement criticizing eBay’s decision to close a Syracuse facility of subsidiary TCGplayer and move the work to a...

June 2, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements
Comptroller Lander Releases FY 2026 Executive Budget Analysis and Testifies to City Council

New York, NY — New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released his office’s Fiscal Year 2026 Executive Budget Analysis and testified to the City Council. Full remarks to City Council, as prepared:   Speaker...

May 30, 2025 | Press Releases & StatementsTestimonies
Comptroller Brad Lander Pours Cold Water on Mayor Adams’ BitBonds Proposal

New York, NY — In a preliminary analysis of BitBonds, cryptocurrency based municipal bonds, that New York City Mayor Eric Adams proposed at Bitcoin 2025, New York City Comptroller Brad...

May 29, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements
Statement from NYC Comptroller Lander on Court Ruling Protecting Congestion Pricing from Trump Administration Overreach 

New York, NY — In response to Judge Lewis Liman’s ruling to block the federal government from withholding funds and grant the MTA a temporary restraining order against the Trump...

May 27, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements
NYC Comptroller Lander and Pension Trustees Close Record Private Equity Secondary Sale

New York, NY — New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and trustees of the five public pension systems announced the successful completion of a landmark $5 billion private equity secondary...

May 27, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements
New Audit: Comptroller Finds Over a Third of Eligible Mental Health Calls Did Not Get a B-HEARD Team...

Today in a new audit, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander exposed that tens of thousands of mental health calls were never routed to the Behavioral Health Emergency Assistance Response...

May 23, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements
Statement from NYC Comptroller Lander on Congressional Budget Cuts

New York, NY — In the early hours of the morning, the House of Representatives passed a budget reconciliation bill by the thinnest of margins—a single vote—to deliver on the...

May 22, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements
Comptroller Lander Announces Resident Committee Audit of City Funding for NYCHA’s FY24-28 Capital Plan

New York, NY – New York City Comptroller Brad Lander announced the next audit selected by the Comptroller’s New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Resident Audit Committee will be a...

May 22, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements
Testimony by Khalil Sulker on behalf of Comptroller Brad Lander Regarding the Department of Correction’s Request for a...

On Tuesday, May 13, Khalil Sulker, Strategic Organizer for Community Safety and Restorative Justice, delivered a testimony to the Members of the Board of Correction. See his testimony as prepared...

May 15, 2025 | Testimonies
Comptroller Lander Analyzes the Impact of Trump Medicaid & SNAP Cuts to New Yorkers 

New York, NY —  In his fifth Protecting New York City from Trump briefing, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander highlighted the looming threat of the Trump Administration and House...

May 14, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements
New York by the Numbers Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook No. 101 – May 2025

A Message from the Comptroller Dear New Yorkers, Last month, my office dug into Trump’s tariff and economic policies which pose a serious threat to New York City Building on...

May 14, 2025 | Newsletter
NYC Comptroller Brad Lander Commends Judge Swain’s Ruling on Rikers Federal Remediation Manager

New York, NY—New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released the following statement:  “Appointing an independent remediation manager is a serious indictment of the decades of mismanagement at Rikers. Today, Judge...

May 13, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements
Comptroller Lander Casts Protest Votes Against Wells Fargo, Citibank, JP Morgan Chase’s Banking Designations

New York, NY — As Donald Trump and his allies escalate their attacks on climate action, DEI, and civil rights, the Comptroller’s Office voted against the designations of Wells Fargo,...

May 13, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements
Deputy Comptroller for Policy Annie Levers Delivers Remarks at the NYC Banking Commission Designation Vote

New York, NY — Deputy Comptroller Annie Levers delivered remarks during the NYC Banking Commission's designation vote. The vote granted 31 banks the authority to hold City funds and receive new...

May 13, 2025 | Testimonies
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